Far East Broadcasting Associates of Canada
Charitable organization · Richmond, British Columbia · BN 118913243RR0001 · Support of Religion · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($5,167,511) as filed with the CRA.
Far East Broadcasting Associates of Canada is a charitable organization based in Richmond, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $5.2M in revenue and $5.2M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 54% from donations, 17% from other charities. In 2024, 142 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $1.3M.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 20% of peers. Its fundraising cost per donated dollar was higher than 92% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 27 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $1,000 in 2024, the largest being $1,000 to Canadian Centre for Christian Charities. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
1) We own and operate recording studios in Richmond BC and Markham ON. 2) We develop and produce broadcast programs for overseas and local radio stations websites and multi-media applications. Our program contents are Bible-based with Gospel musical educational informational counseling relief and development elements. 3) We establish radio broadcasting and receiving facilities and support local programs production in overseas countries. 4) We organize and host evangelical meetings counseling seminars and workshops and Bible study conferences. 5) We ordain send out and p…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $5.2M | $5.2M | $3.7M | $812K | $1,000 | $5.6M |
| 2023 | $5.6M | $4.7M | $3.3M | $896K | $1,000 | $5.6M |
| 2022 | $4.7M | $3.6M | $2.5M | $660K | $1,000 | $4.7M |
| 2021 | $3.9M | $3.6M | $2.6M | $563K | $1,622 | $3.6M |
| 2020 | $3.6M | $4M | $2.9M | $667K | $1,000 | $3.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $1,000 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $1.3M from 142 charities:
- Canadahelps Canadon$361K
- Canadahelps Canadon$361K
- The Christian Organization Trust$100K
- Koinonia Charitable Trust$50K
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$26K
- Link Charity Canada Inc$21K
- North Richmond Alliance Church$19K
- Association of Christian Evangelical Ministries (Canada)$18K
- Richmond Chinese Alliance Church$17K
- Abundance Canada$15K
- Vancouver Chinese Baptist Church$11K
- Hopedale Bible Chapel$10K
- Westside Calgary Chinese Alliance Church$9,800
- Richmond Capstan Alliance Church$8,920
- Vancouver Chinese Evangelical Ministerial Fellowship$7,700
- Scarborough Chinese Baptist Church$7,000
- Nicola Wealth Private Giving Foundation$7,000
- Richmond Hill (chinese) Baptist Church$6,730
- The Vancouver Chinese Evangelical Free Church$6,300
- New Life Chinese Lutheran Church$6,216
- Charitable Gift Funds Canada Foundation$6,000
- Evangelical Chinese Bible Church$6,000
- Prairie Tabernacle Congregation$5,949
- Felsen Foundation$5,000
- Edmonton Chinese Christian Church (protestant)$5,000
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions27
- Total compensation, all staff$2.1M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brian Ho (chairman); Chung Ip (director); Walter Woo (vice chairman); Stephen So (treasurer); Stenly Yuen (secretary); Rodney Johnson (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Far East Broadcasting Associates of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118913243RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.